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On the Menu: Wedding Recipes & Serving Ideas

June is upon us, which means wedding season is in full bloom. With recipes and wedding planning tips we are here to help you get through your big day with style and ease. Whether you are serving a guest list of 300 or 25 we have everything you need to help guide you through surviving your big day. From our recipes to our serving ideas, you will be able to walk down the aisle in style. Don't forget to check out our extra bridal how-to page featuring the do's and don'ts of writing thank you cards after your wedding!

Bridal shower brunch
Simple yet elegant
~ Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches
Rehearsal dinner buffet
Casual yet accommodating
~ Chicken Pecan
Delicious desserts
Gorgeous to look and tasty too
~ Petit Fours


This Month's Recipes

Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches

Ingredients
12 each soft buttermilk sliced bread
8 oz. softened cream cheese

Filling:
2 lbs. poached chicken in stock
1 cup sun dried cranberries
1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup celery
2 cups mayo
(to taste) salt & black pepper

Directions
Prepare chicken filling by poaching chicken in chicken stock 15 minutes. Cool. In food processor, pulse chicken with cranberries, walnuts, celery and salt and pepper. In mixing bowl, moisten chicken mixture with mayo. Spread each side of bread with cream cheese; fill with 2 oz. chicken mixture, cut off crust, cut into four pieces. Garnish with piped cream cheese Rosette, top with one cranberry and a small celery stalk sliver.

YIELD: 24

**Serve with Scones, Petit Fours, Lemon Curd and different tea flavors for an elegant "High Tea" event!

Lemon Curd

Ingredients
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest
1/2 cup sugar
3 large eggs
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into bits

Directions:
Whisk together juice, zest, sugar and eggs in a 2-quart heavy saucepan. Stir in butter and cook over moderately low heat, whisking frequently, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of whisk and first bubble appears on surface, about 6 minutes. Transfer lemon curd to a bowl and chill, its surface covered with plastic wrap, until cold, at least 1 hour. (Curd can be chilled up to 1 week).

YIELD: about 1 1/3 cup